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  Jackson County Links

  • Jackson, Ohio Chamber of Commerce Site
  • The Telegram Newspaper Web Site
  • Jackson County profile from www.census.gov
  • Jackson City Library Web Site
  • Oak Hill Library Web Site
  • Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library Web Site
  • Lillian E. Jones Museum in Jackson
  • Welsh-American Heritage Museum in Oak Hill

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  Jackson County Maps, Place Names and Photographs

  • 1877 Jackson County map from Military History of Ohio, Illustrated
  • 1875 Township Maps from the 1875 Jackson County Atlas (shows landowners names)
  • Jackson County
  • City of Jackson (last updated 18 Jul 2018)
  • City of Wellston (last updated 18 Jul 2018)
  • Village of Oak Hill (last updated 19 Jul 2018)
  • Village of Coalton (last updated 19 Jul 2018)
  • Southeast Ohio Map from U. S. Geological Survey (1:500000, contour interval = 200 feet) 398KB
  • Jackson County Population Graph, 1820-2010
  • Jackson County Place Names from U.S. Geological Survey - National Mapping Information
  • How Jackson County's Borders Have Changed With Time
  • Origin of Jackson County Place Names (last updated 03 Feb 1999)
  • Photos from around Jackson County (last updated 17 Feb 2009)
  • TopoZone, A Good Site For Detailed Topological Maps

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  Jackson County People Being Researched

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    • Archived Queries from February 2006 thru June 2007 inclusive
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    • Archived Queries from October 1997 thru February 1998 inclusive
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    • Archived Queries from July 1996 thru January 1997 inclusive
  • Surnames
    • Jackson County Surnames Being Researched
    • Submit Your Jackson County Surnames This is for submitting surnames only, not queries.
  • Web sites of individuals with connections to Jackson County

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  Jackson County Research Help

  • Overseas With The 99th Signal Battalion (my father was in it in WWII) (added 22 Mar 2026)
  • Jackson County Sources - Request Lookups (last updated 6 Jun 2008)
  • Online Research Data Page of the Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library
  • Biography of Andrew Roy from "Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes", by Henry Howe
  • Biography of Kermit Daugherty from "Out of the Red Brush", by Kermit Daugherty
  • Jackson County Apple Festival Queens and Attendants (last updated 6 May 2025)
  • Jackson County Chapter of the OGS Info and Publications (last updated 13 Aug 2018)
  • Jackson County Funeral Homes (last updated 04 Oct 2001)
  • Index to the 1820 U.S. Census of Jackson County (last updated 16 Jun 1997)
  • The 1850 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule
  • Census Enumeration Districts in 1900 (last updated 01 Dec 1997)
  • Jackson County Histories (last updated 21 May 2003)
  • Jackson County section from "Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes", by Henry Howe
  • "Military History Of Ohio, Illustrated", Jackson County soldiers edition (mostly Civil War) (an excellent source!)
  • Index to Will Book "A" of Jackson County (added 08 Aug 2001)
  • Index to Will Book "B" of Jackson County (added 02 Jun 2015) a PDF file 298KB
  • Index to Lew Ogan's History of Vinton County Ohio, 1954 (part of Vinton County used to be in Jackson County) (last updated 17 Jun 1997)
  • Biographies from the 1875 Jackson County Atlas (last updated 11 Jan 1998)
  • Jackson County Covered Bridges (remaining)
  • Membership Records 1880-1920 of Limerick Branch of the RLDS Church
  • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery Transcription
  • 1930 Rural Directory of Jackson County transcription
  • Jackson County Postmasters and Post Offices from 1832 to about 1970
  • Jackson County State Representatives to the Ohio House of Representatives from 1816 to 1966
  • The Political Graveyard for Jackson County Ohio
  • Index to Cemetery Inscriptions of Jackson County Ohio, Vol. I & II
  • Fairmount Cemetery Burials Online (PDF file dated 27 Mar 2020)
  • The Wales-Ohio Project, Jackson and Gallia Counties, Ohio
  • Old Schools in Jackson County (on another site)
  • Jackson County Vital Records and County Offices info
    • County offices, records availability, addresses, phone #'s (last updated 25 Apr 2002)
    • Birth, Death and Marriage Records Online Index (last updated 22 Feb 1999)

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  Other Ohio Links

  • State Library of Ohio
  • Ohio Genealogical Society
  • Ohio Government Home Page
  • Ohio History Connection (used to be Ohio Historical Society)
  • Ohio University Library Digital Archives Use The "Collections" Link For Historical And Genealogical Items
  • United States Census Bureau Home Page
  • Ohio Memory Project Virtual Scrapbook

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  Military Information Sites

  • Ohio in the Civil War
  • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page

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  The maintainer of this page is Charles R. Weese: charlesrweese@gmail.com

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